NAZI GERMANY
OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
1935
The 1935 postcard page has now been split into four separate pages as it was beginning to get unwieldy. All 1935 Official postcards are now on this page. Official postcards are cards that were issued by the Reich’s post office, had pre-printed (indicia) stamps and were widely available throughout German towns and cities.
Secondly Printed to Private Order postcards are postcards that were generally issued by entities that were advertising an event or commemorating an anniversary, and also had pre-printed stamps, but were not widely available throughout Germany (most were only available at the event they were commemorating).
Thirdly Other postcards are postcards that fall into the same general category as printed to private order however they do not have pre-printed stamps.
Finally, Miscellaneous postcards is where you will find postcards that do not fit into the first three categories (i.e. they are not official, they do not have pre-printed stamps, and they do not commemorate an event).
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POSTCARDS:
P255, P256 and P257 and P258
MICHEL P255
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
HARVEST THANKSGIVING DAY
This postcard was issued on 1st Oct 1935 and was valid for use until 30th Jun 1936. It was designed to commemorate the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival in Bückeberg. The postcard carries a 6 + 4Rpf indicia stamp which shows the costume of Lower Saxony. The 4Rpf surcharge went to the Emergency Service. There was a special cancel associated with this issue inscribed 'Bückeburg | Erntedanktag'.
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P255
P255
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P256
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
GERMAN RELIEF FUND
This postcard was issued on 1st Oct 1935 and was valid for use until 30th June 1936. Like P255 above there was a 4Rpf surcharge for the emergency relief fund.
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P256
P256
FROM MY COLLECTION
MICHEL P257 and P258
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
WINTER OLYMPICS
Issued on 25th November 1935 these two postcards were publicity postcards to advertise the coming of the 1936 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. There were two postcards, a 6 + 4Rpf brown postcard and a 15 + 10Rpf purple postcard. They were valid for use until 30th June 1937.
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P257
P257
FROM MY COLLECTION
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P258
P258
FROM MY COLLECTION
